Section 3
Commissioners’ duty to maintain pilots.
The Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide for the transfer of control over pilotage on the River Hooghly to the Commissioners for the Port of Calcutta.
As from the appointed day it shall be the duty of the
Commissioners to maintain pilots for the safe navigation of vessels in the Hooghly area and the
Commissioners shall be bound to maintain a sufficient number of pilots for the purpose as may be
prescribed by the Central Government from time to time.